THE GLOBE AND MAIL

** Anbang Insurance Group Co Ltd has hired CBRE Group Inc to sell its Vancouver office towers and plans to put the properties up for sale early 2019. (tgam.ca/2CthDCR)

** BCE Inc and Telus Corp are pressing the Canadian federal government not to block them from using Huawei equipment, warning that a ban on the Chinese company could lead to higher costs and delay the rollout of 5G wireless technology in Canada. (tgam.ca/2CrhU9f)

NATIONAL POST

** Trade tensions may have dominated 2018, but the head of HSBC Bank Canada, Sandra Stuart, says international markets remain a key priority for the lender and its customers as the Canadian economy is expected to cool. (bit.ly/2CshFea) ($1 = C$1.35) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)